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Re: any good ritalin experiences? » cybercafe

Posted by Ritch on November 23, 2002, at 17:53:07

In reply to Re: any good ritalin experiences?, posted by cybercafe on November 23, 2002, at 15:44:25


> no i meant i was stopping the parnate (as it's contraindicated with stimulant medication) and without the mild stimulation from parnate you really feel the sedation of zyprexa and klonopin
>
> i have absolutely definately had concentration problems before zyprexa and klonazepam, in fact, before i ever took a psychiatric medication at all
>
> for me it was like -- be top of the class, work my butt off for the best possible education, then all of a sudden all my friends (even bipolar!) find work easier than school while i find work, sitting still for 8 hours, utterly unbearable...
> i used to think that was some kind of hypomania making me want to get up and do things.. or depression making me think negative things about work...
> but the more i think about it... and my doctor is *certain* as well that the ADD is a disorder all it's own ...
> in fact, not being able to work and being broke while people who were clueless in school ended up making $60k is probably the major cause of my depression and subsequent mania
>
> i mean trying sooooo hard to concentrate when you just can't eventually burns you out -- causes depression
>
> this has been my experience anyway
>
> well it was more like hyper-concentration for me (with great effort) mixed with total lack of concentration ... and the hyper concentration burned me out plus it didn't look good at work when i spent half of my time unproductive ... Ugggg
>
> i'm looking for some positive feedback to help me through the next 10 days till i try ritalin ...
>
> 10 days to go!


Cyber,

OK I gotcha! Well, if I was to take a stimulant again it would be Ritalin. I think Concerta would be best, because you can get away usually with just a single tablet and avoid all of that annoying crashing and pill-popping. I was amazed that I could easily tolerate 20mg of Ritalin everyday. I don't know if it was a placebo effect or not (probably), but Focalin seemed to work even better. I would take 2.5mg immediately before I walked into work and I never got stuck and lost when someone asked me a question. It was also nice to remember everybody's names for a change! Anyhow, I tend to get itching/dermatitis from all stims (and Wellbutrin) and I didn't get any itchiness from the Focalin. But it is expensive as hell, and I would have to take a 2.5 mg dose every two hours... I would see about starting Concerta at 18mg/day and take it from there.

good luck,

Mitch


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